Currently recovering from dengue, actress Divyanka Tripathi is facing discomfort due to constant rashes and itching. According to the 40-year-old, she has been advised to take antihistamine medicines twice a day to combat the issue.

“It is crazy. I am getting rashes," Divyanka said on her social media channel.

Dengue fever is an illness you can get from the bite of a mosquito carrying one of four types of dengue virus, or DENV. The virus is most commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions, including Central and South America, Africa, parts of Asia, and the Pacific Islands. While it is not contagious from one person to another except when passed from a pregnant woman to a child, the symptoms can be debilitating in some people.

According to experts, while initial signs and symptoms are usually mild with your first infection, if you get another infection with a different version of DENV, your risk of severe complications goes up.

While most dengue infections do not cause symptoms, if you do have them, high fever is typical, along with:

• Skin rashes and itching
• Intense pain behind your eyes
• Nausea and vomiting
• Muscle, bone and joint pains

The symptoms of dengue begin appearing around four to ten days after a mosquito bite and can last three to seven days. About 1 in 20 people sick with dengue will develop severe dengue after their initial symptoms begin to fade.

According to doctors, dengue can lead to rashes due to a combination of factors related to your body's immune response to the virus and the virus's direct effect on the skin and blood vessels. Rashes are often attributed to increased blood vessel permeability, inflammatory cell infiltration, and dermal edema. Experts say rashes occur in 50–82 per cent of dengue patients even when they are recovering, and the initial signs involve flushing erythema of the face, neck, and chest thought to be the result of capillary dilatation.

Some dengue patients, the doctors say, also go through severe urticaria—commonly known as hives - a skin condition characterized by itchy, raised welts or wheals that appear suddenly on the skin. These welts are typically pink or red and can vary in size and shape, often fading within 24 hours.

Doctors usually prescribe antihistamines - medications that alleviate allergy symptoms by blocking the action of histamine, a chemical released by the body during an allergic reaction. They are available as pills, liquids, nasal sprays, and eye drops.

Doctors say the rash may go away as the fever starts to fade and you start to recover. However, it is advised that patients must keep an eye on the rashes, as an increase could be an indication of decreasing platelet count, which requires close monitoring to prevent any complications.

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